Posted by Graeme Gigante on August 14, 2026 at 17:50:25:
To follow up with & back up Steven Green’s 5th hour suggestions for today, here are some ideas I have for each of the proposed/suggested themes.
For groups that have male & female members:
- Sly & The Family Stone - “Everyday People”, “Hot Fun in The Summer Time”
- Paul & Paula - “Hey Paula”, “Hey Hey Paula”, “Young Lovers”
- The 5th Dimension - “Carpet Man, “Puppet Man”, “California Soul”
- The Mamas & The Papas - “California Dreaming”, “Monday Monday”, “I Saw Her Again Last Night”
- Carly Simon & James Taylor with “Mocking Bird”, as well as the original version of that song by Inez & Charlie Fox
- The original version of the “Lollipop” song by Ronald & Ruby
- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”, “You’re All I Need To Get By”, “All I Do Is Think About You”
For Singer-Songwriters:
- Carole King - “It’s Too Late”, “So Far Away”, “You’ve Got A Friend”
- Billy Joel - “Piano Man”
- Chuck Berry - “Johnny B Goode”, “Maybellene”, “School Days”
- Buddy Holly - “Peggy Sue”, “That’ll Be The The Day”, “Everyday”, “Oh Boy”
- Bob Dylan - “Like A Rolling Stone”, “Positively 4th Street”, “Blowing In The Wind”
- Paul Simon - “The Sound Of Silence”, “You Can Call Me Al”, “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover”
- Leonard Cohen - “Suzanne”, “Hallelujah”
- Elton John - “Honky Cat”, “Rocket Man”, Tiny Dancer”, “Crocodile Rock”, “Island Girl”
- Stevie Wonder - “Superstation”, “You Can Feel It All Over”, “Isn’t She Lovely”
- James Taylor - “Fire & Rain”, “You’ve Got A Friend”
- Bruce Springsteen - “Born To Run”, “Born In The USA”, “Dancing In The Dark”
- Prince - “When Dives Cry”, “Purple Rain”, “1999”
- George Michael - “Careless Whisper, “Faith”, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”, “Everything She Wants”, “Freedom! 90”
For songs with “Heart” in the title (or about having a heart):
- “What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted”, the original by Jimmy Ruffin, & all the following versions by Paul Young, Tom Jones, Russell Hitchcock with Air Supply, Dave Stewart, etc.
- “How To Mend A Broken Heart” by The Bee Gees
- “Heart & Soul” by the Cleftones
- “Heart & Soul” by Huey Lewis & The News
- “Heart Of Glass” by Blondie
- “Kickstart My Heart” by Motley Crue
- “Heartbeat” by Buddy Holly
- “The Look Of Love” by Dusty Springfield
- “Hungry Heart” by Bruce Springsteen
- “Dedicated To The One I Love” by the Shirelles, & the version by the Mamas & The Papas
- “Total Eclipse Of A Heart” by Bonnie Tyler
- “The Heart Of Rock & Roll” by Huey Lewis & The News
- “Queen Of Hearts” by Juice Newton
- “Harden My Heart” by Quarterflash
Anyone else that has any more ideas for either of these themes, feel free to comment them in response down below.